Hook and eye.



No. 694,777. Patented Mar. 4, |992.

A. McNicL. l "00K AND EYE.

(Application led Dec. 19, 1900.) l (nu Model.)

mv; wrom Maximum 5mm NYITED STATES' Parri-nvr OFFICE.

ARCHIBALD MCNICOL, OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

H'OOK AND EYE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,777, dated March `4, 1902.

Application filed December 19, 1900. Serial No. 40,391. (Normodel.)

To @ZZ whom it may con-cern:

Be it known that I, ARCHIBALD MoNicoL, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Ypsilanti, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain nenT and useful Improvements in Hooks and Eyes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings. I

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in hooksand eyes for Wearingapparel, o.; and the object of my invention is to construct a simple, economical, and durable hook and eye which reduces the overlapping of the parts and the side play of the eye to a minimum and at the same time allows the hook and eye tobe made flatter and rendered more safe from accidental disengagement, at the same time permitting the parts to be readily disengaged when desired by a single continuous stripping action..

A further object of .my invention is to so construct the hookand eye thatthe eye will be positivelyguided n pon the hook and caused tohave a combined slidingand twisting movementv to release the same; and the invention further consists in such other features as will readily appear from the ensuing description and which are attained by virtueof the construction shoWn in the accompanying drawings, in Whichl Figure'l is a plan view of my improved` hook and eye hooked together. Figs. 2 and 3 are front and side elevations, respectively, of the eyedetached. Figs. lland 5 are front and side elevations, respectively,- of thev hook detached. Figs. 6 and? are modied constructions thereof. Fig. 8 is-an elevation of the hook and eye as in the act of being disengaged. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the hook and 4eye as in use, illustrating the stripping action.

As shown in the drawings, A'is the hook, and B the eye, each composed of a single continuous strand of wire, the hook A being composed ofthe bill a, the basel portion b, having the anchor-eyesc formedpthereon, and the spring tongue or guard d, substantially in line with the outer arm or. one 'side of the bill and spaced therefrom a distance slightly less than the thickness of wire comprising the eye. The bill a is spread apart considerable at its base, so as to allow the eye but very little side play when engaged, and is bent to one side of the center line z .e of the hook, so that the arm e will form quite au angle therewith, as sliown in Fig. l, said arm terminating in a shoulder e and anchor-eye c, and thence con-l tinuing diagonally across" to form the base f portion and bent back upon itself to forman anchor-eye and the guard d, while the arm f of the bill is bent downward to form a shoulder and diagonally across to form the hase portion, having its end formed into an anchoreye, as shown. It will thus be seen that the hook is provided with the tWo transverselyinclined members e f at substantially right angles to each other, the arm e forming part of the bill and the member f'a portion of the base, so that in disengaging the parts the eye will be caused to be given a combined sliding and twisting movement in releasing the same vloy reason of said oppositely-inclined members and released in aninverted positiomas shown in Fig. 8. l

B is the eye, composed of the rounded por= tion g, lterminating in the substantially parallel Ymemloers 'h h and the arm t' at substantially rightA angles thereto and having the Vanchor-eye 1l' formed at its junction .with the member h, the opposite ends of said continuous strand of Wire being provided with anchor-eyesj. It will also be noticed lthat the eye is provided With a slight compound bend, as shown at la in Fig. 3, to aid in the twisting movement of the hook in releasing the same.

Fig, 8 shows the'eye afterit has completed its twisting movement in the act of releasingl the same, it simpl ybeing held by the springtongue, and it will be noticed that the eye is in a position at right angles to itsnormal position, as indicated in dotted lines, and-in an inverted position.

Figs. 6 and 7 show mo'diied constructions which would obviously suggest themselves and are deemed'to be within the spirit of my' invention. kIt will be noticed that the opposing inclines of the members e and f' are still maintained, although the Wires constituting the base portion do not cross each other.`

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Having thus fully described my invention, it is intended to operate as follows: The hook and eye being engaged in the usual manner, to disengage the same the operator by a com bined outward and downward pull (or continuous stripping action where a number of hooks are used) causes the same to bev released, and it will be seen that the parts are so constructed that the eye will turn back upon itself in sliding down the inclined side of the bill by reason of the rounded portion of the eye slidin g in contact with the inclined base portion of the hook, while the straight portion of the eye slides down the oppositelyinclined side of the bill, thus causing a positively-guided twisting movement of the eye, which turns the eye over the bill of the hook and then releases it from the tongue, which is partly to one side of the bill, and as the forward upper corner of the eye is made fast to the' goods and is between the pulling part of the eye and the goods it tends to aid the eye in its reverse movement to release the same.

What I claim as my invention isl. In a hook and eye, a hook provided with a tapering bill bent to one side of the center line of the hook, and having one of its-sides inclined, and a guard cooperating with said bill to one side thereof and at an angle to the inclined side thereof.

2. A hook for wearing-apparel, dac., comprising a base, a bill bent to one side of the center line of the base and substantially parallel therewith, having one of its sides inclined transversely of the hook, and a springtongue formed integral with the base, said tongue being oppositely inclined to said bill and terminating in line with the outer arm of said bill and cooperating therewith.

3. In a hook and eye, a hook provided with a spring tongue or guard, and a bill having one of its sides laterally inclined from its base up to the point of nearest approach of the tongue or guard, said tongue or guard overlapping the bill at one side thereof and arranged at an angle thereto whereby ontilting the eye sidewise it will be caused' to slide,

down said incline and pass between said bill and guard.

4. In a hook and eye, a hook havinga tongue l Y clined and said tongue bent at an angleithereto at one side thereof whereby said eye will becaused toslide down the inclined side of 6. In a hook and eye, a hook provided withA a bill'bent to one side, of the center line of the hook and at an angle thereto, a springtongue cooperating therewith and bent at an angle thereto, with their meeting ends overlapping at one side thereof, whereby said eye vwill-be caused to slide down the inclined side of the bill and by the same and to be finally released vby said tongue.

7. In a hook and eye, ahook provided with a spring tongue or guard inclined from its base to one side'thereof, and a bill havingrone of its sides laterally inclined from its base to the point of nearest approach of the guard and overlappingthesame at one side thereof, said base portion having one of itsmembers bent at substantially right angles to the inclined side ofthe bill, and an eye cooperating with said reversely-inclined portions whereby in disengaging the parts, the eye will be tilted sidewise and caused to slide down the inclined side of said bill and bythe same, to be nally released by said spring-tongue.

8. In'a'hook and eye, a hook formed with a base portion and a rearwardly-extending bill or vprojection bent to one side of the center line of the hook, and a forwardly-extending tongue or projection bent at an intersecting angle thereto and cooperating therewith, also bent-to one side of the center line of the hook,-

said projections being separated from each release thesame.

9. In a hook and eye, al hook formed with a base portion, and provided with a bill extending upwardly from the base and bent to one side of the center line thereof, and a springtongue overlapping said bill at one side thereof and cooperating therewith, said bill havingone of its sides: inclined and crossing its opposing base member at an angle thereto, and an eye provided with the circular end por tion g and theL upwardly-curved portion k cooperating'with the reversely-inclined portions of the base and bill, whereby 'said eye will be caused to tilt sidewise and slide down the inclined side of saidrbill and benally released by said tongue.

10. In a hook and eye, a hook composed of the bill a, and base b, said hook having the opposing inclines e, f', formed by the bill and base, respectively, the guard d cooperating with said bill to oneside thereof, and the eye B having the rounded portion g and the reversely-curved portion lc adapted to coperate with the opposing inclines of the hook,

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whereby a combined sliding and tilting mosliding and tilting-motion to be imparted to v tion Willbe'imparted so said eye to release said eye. I the same, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1l. In a hook and eye, an eye having the in presence of two witnesses. Y 5 rounded portion g, reVersely-ourved portion ARCHIBALD MCNICOL.

le and the anchor-eye i whereby in releasing Witnesses: f the same, said anchor-eye will be in thedi- OTTO F. BARTHEL,

reet line of the pull and cause a, combined ,JOSEPH A. NOELKE. 

